It's an interesting gun in that not only is it a full-on high-end custom built on an M96 action, which you don't see too many of, but that it's also chambered for 7x57 rather than 6.5x55. Why would you choose to build a 7x57 on a 96 action rather than find a nice small-ring 98 action? Who knows? I woulda kept it a 6.5x55 myself, but the results are stunning.
I'm never tempted to spend any money at Champlin because (Lucky for me. I guess.) even daydreaming can't begin to bridge the gap between my disposable income and Champlin's cheapest of offerings. But what a place to visit and spend a few hours drooling...
***My pick for the Best. Song line. Ever containing the word "unrequited" goes to Billy Bragg's "The Saturday Boy"
"In the end, it took me a dictionary to find out the meaning of unrequited, while she was giving herself for free, at a party to which I was never invited."
Yep, pretty much sums up how I feel about custom mausers I can never hope to afford...
Chad
ReplyDeleteI weakened - I had to have a look
Did you see the 12g - 7x57 with two stocks? Corr
SBW
You have to see my Rigby- level Oberndorf 7 X 57. If I ever decide to sell it-- dubious even if I can't walk-- I'll give you a shot. An actual human could afford it...
ReplyDeleteSBW, no I didn't, but I'll go back and look...
ReplyDeleteSteve, I'd love to see it some time. I remember reading your post about finding it (if it's the same one). Never owned a 7x57, but one of these days...